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Personal Inspirations

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{{Infobox album

| name = Personal Inspirations

| type = studio

| artist = Stephanie Mills

| cover = Personal Inspirations album cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 6, 1994

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Urban gospel|R&B}}

| length = 51:57

| label = {{hlist|Sony|GospoCentric}}

| producer = {{hlist|Donald Lawrence|Stanley Brown|Kevin Bond|Stephanie Mills}}

| prev_title = Something Real

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Born for This!

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Music ratings

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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000626025 |label=Personal Inspirations review |first= |last= |accessdate=2020-05-06}}

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Personal Inspirations is an album by American R&B singer Stephanie Mills released in 1994 on the independent label GospoCentric Records, it is her first gospel album release.[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/stephanie-mills-mn0000021334/discography Stephanie Mills - Album Discography|Allmusic] It was produced by Mills, and gospel artist Donald Lawrence. Featured, are songs written by gospel/R&B singers' Marvin Winans, Angela Winbush, James Cleveland, and a cover version of "People Get Ready" by Curtis Mayfield. The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Gospel chart, and No. 20 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian chart.Allmusic.[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/stephanie-mills-mn0000021334/awards Stephanie Mills-Albums chart history]

Track listing

  1. "I Had a Talk with God" (James Cleveland) - 6:25
  2. "Sweepin' Through the City" (James Herndon) - 4:10
  3. "He Cares" (John P. Kee) - 5:15
  4. "In the Morning Time" (Robert Wright) - 4:42
  5. "Everything You Touch" (Marvin Winans) - 6:13
  6. "Everybody Ought to Know" - 6:02
  7. "Power of God" (Angela Winbush) - 7:36
  8. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) - 4:12
  9. "He Cares" [reprise] - 3:25
  10. "I'm Gonna Make You Proud" (Donald Lawrence) - 3:58
  • source[https://www.discogs.com/Stephanie-Mills-Personal-Inspirations/release/1044029 Stephanie Mills - Personal Inspirations (CD, Album)].Discogs

Personnel

  • Stephanie Mills - Lead and backing vocals
  • Backing vocals – Tricity Singers (tracks: 1, 5)
  • Bass – Mel Gray
  • Drums – James Robinson (tracks: 2), Jeremy Hays
  • Percussion – Jim Brock
  • Guitar – Eric Brice
  • Keyboards – Kevin Bond, Stanley Brown (tracks: 4, 8)
  • Mixed by Donald Lawrence, Mark Williams, Stephanie Mills
  • Engineer by Dave Harris, Donald Lawrence, Mark Williams (tracks: 2), Mike Lawler (tracks: 2)
  • Executive producer – Donald Lawrence, Stephanie Mills
  • Producer – Donald Lawrence, Kevin Bond (tracks: 5, 6), Stanley Brown (tracks: 4, 8), Stephanie Mills (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10)

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (1994)

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{{album chart|BillboardChristian|20|artist=Stephanie Mills|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 11, 2021|refname="BillboardChristian"}}
{{album chart|BillboardGospel|8|artist=Stephanie Mills|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 11, 2021|refname="BillboardGospel"}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.amazon.com/Personal-Inspirations-Stephanie-Mills/dp/B000001V22 Personal Inspirations - amazon.com]

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Category:1994 albums

Category:Stephanie Mills albums

Category:GospoCentric Records albums

Category:Urban contemporary gospel albums